"Tea sounds good," he says. "I'll be right there, okay?"

After he hangs up, he grabs a sweatshirt, tugs on socks and sneakers. He makes sure he's got his keys and his phone and then he goes downstairs. The car is pulling up as he steps outside and, still, it feels like an interminably long time before he's jogging up the steps and knocking Rapunzel's door.